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Saturday, April 30, 2011

WOW Wasn't Kylie's sketch just FABULOUS!!! I know I really enjoyed using it and I'm sure I'll be drawing inspiration from it again in the future! You guys all did an amazing job with it too and we were soo excited to see all the different creations you came up with. It's been a close vote again this week - you guys certainly like making it hard for us. But this week we'd like to congratulate....

Ingrid {16}﻿

Ingrid's card is just gorgeous with all of the rich colours and textures she's used. If you want to see more of her work you check out her amazing blog HERE.

Ingrid can you please email Kylie at kyliekueter@tpg.com.au to claim your winner's badge.

And now onto this week's Top 5 (in numerical order) - congratulations....

These are linked these cards back to the original entries to make it easier for you guys to go and check them out. Please grab our Top 5 badge from the sidebar and display it proudly on your blog to let everyone know how fabulous we think your work is! And thanx to EVERYONE who entered - your work was truly gorgeous!

Don't forget to pop back tomorrow morning and check out our new challenge - I'm sure you'll be inspired by our DT to head into your craft rooms and ink up your Magnolia stamps and drag out your embellishments - oooh was that a hint - LOL.

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Before I start the winner's announcements I'd like to take this opportunity to wish each and everyone of you a

Safe and Happy Easter

Enjoy your time with family and friends and hope the Easter bunny stops by your place - he has to be careful at mine and make sure there's no chocolate within our dog's reach - but he's very clever and seems to do the right thing each and every year - LOL.

It's been a great challenge to get us all in the mood for Easter - your cards always amaze us with their diversity and gorgeousness. Once again though you've given us a tough job to pick the winner but this week we'd like to congratulate......

Sara {39}

How fabulous is this - doesn't it just ooze Easter sweetness like those creme filled eggs when they're cracked open - YUM!. If you want to see more of Sara's gorgeous work check out her blog HERE. Keep up the GREAT work Sara!

Sara can you please email Kylie at kyliekueter@tpg.com.au to claim your winner's badge.

And now onto this week's Top 5 (in numerical order) - these are all AMAZING creations and the voting was fierce this week so once again we have a Top 6 - so congratulations....

These are linked these cards back to the original entries to make it easier for you guys to go and check them out. Please grab our Top 5 badge from the sidebar and display it proudly on your blog to let everyone know how fabulous we think your work is! And thanx to EVERYONE who entered - your work was truly gorgeous!

Don't forget to pop back tomorrow morning and check out our new challenge - I'm sure you'll be inspired by our DT to head into your craft rooms and ink up your Magnolia stamps.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Welcome to our next exciting challenge. After our not so popular challenge last week (hehehe) we are having a nice easy challenge for you this week. I am sure that there are a lot of beautiful stamps eagerly awaiting ink from the gorgeous Magnolia collections so get them out and get crafty for our.....

EASTER CHALLENGE

See... I told you - nice and easy, huh? So feel free to make anything you like, a card or 3D item, just make sure it is Easter themed.
Our Design Team has once again proved their amazing talent with these gorgeous creations:

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Well we knew this challenge might scare some people off after the "behind the scenes" discussion with the DT allocated this one - LOL - but they managed to come up with some AMAZING inspiration and the entries we did have were top class! The use of background stamps and textures were fabulous and we all enjoyed seeing what you guys did and it was a hard fought battle to find a winner. But these week we'd like to congratulate......

Rachel {2}

This talented crafter delighted us with her sepia tones and gorgeous use of embossing and distressing - an amazing card when you realise she's only 15 - well done Rachel - I'm sooo jealous of the amazing future you have in this craft! If you want to see more of Rachel's work check out her blog HERE.

Rachel can you please email Kylie at kyliekueter@tpg.com.au to claim your winner's badge.

And now onto this week's Top 5 (in numerical order) - these are all AMAZING creations and the votes were close for the winner's spot - so congratulations....

These are linked these cards back to the original entries to make it easier for you guys to go and check them out. Please grab our Top 5 badge from the sidebar and display it proudly on your blog to let everyone know how fabulous we think your work is! And thanx to EVERYONE who entered - your work was truly gorgeous!

Don't forget to pop back tomorrow morning and check out our new challenge - I'm sure you'll be inspired by our DT to head into your craft rooms and ink up your Magnolia stamps.

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Thank you so much for visiting us again this week. We had a terrific response to our Heavy Metal challenge last week and each and every entry was ever so inspiring.

Before we move on to this week's challenge, we have some announcements to share with you.

We have decided to expand our Design Team a little and take enormous pleasure in welcoming Louise and Bron to our team! Both of these lovely ladies are very often in our Top 5, if not winning, so we thought it was about time they joined us. You will be able to view their amazing work by visiting their blogs (linked above and on the sidebar ---->) or by checking back here on April 24th for their first week.

We would also like to advise that Jane's and Kylie's candy winners from our birthday blog hop have not contacted them, so have been redrawn. Congratulations goes to two new winners:

Lesley and Carol, could you please both visit the girl's blogs to see how you can claim your prizes!

We have a very interesting challenge for you this week. The Design Team had some doubts but WOW, you can't tell by the amazing creations they have to share with you. And hey, they don't call it a 'challenge' for nothing! So this week we are looking for.....

NO PATTERNED PAPER - make your own...

Now, before you run screaming, lol, it can be done! And in fact, it is loads of fun and the results can be amazing....

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Well this week you guys wow'd us with all sorts of fabulous metal mixed with your gorgeous Magnolia's. We had corners, charms, frames and papers - all with the sheen of metal - some giving a distinctive modern look and others reminding us of more nostalgic times. The good thing about any challenge is the diversity of the entries - it's one of the things I love about my job.

But you guys don't make it easy for us to pick a winner with so many gorgeous styles and layouts. But this week we'd like to congratulate......

Bonnie O'Clair {65}﻿

This is a fabulous use of a metal frame and metallic stickles and they add a gorgeous vintage feel when combined with these stunning papers and flowers. If you want to check out more of Bonnie's work you can check out her blog HERE.

And now onto this week's Top 5 - these are ALL winner's in our books. These are linked these cards back to the original entries to make it easier for you guys to go and check them out. Congratulations to our Top 5 for this week (in numerical order) - shhhhh did anyone notice we have a Top 6 again - LOL - you guys just make it waaaaayyyyyyy to hard to narrow it down!

Please grab our Top 5 badge from the sidebar and display it proudly on your blog to let everyone know how fabulous we think your work is! And thanx to EVERYONE who entered - your work was truly gorgeous!

Don't forget to pop back tomorrow morning and check out our new challenge - I'm sure you'll be inspired by our DT to head into your craft rooms and ink up your Magnolia stamps - and maybe some others to help you out with this one - oooh a little hint - LOL!!!

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Thank you so much for playing along with us last week for our Shabby Chic challenge. You ladies (and Gents!) really do love your Shabby Chic!

We have another fun challenge in store for you this week but this time we are looking for something a little heavier... this week we would like to see some:

HEAVY METAL

Sounds like fun doesn't it? The DT girls have gone all out for us. I just loved looking at all of the different types of metal they have used ... so lets take a little look see at what they have created for us!

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Well it's no surprise to me that there were some absolutely gorgeous entries this week - this theme just lent itself to bring out the best in Magnolia images. I just love all the little shabby chic details that appeared on everyone's cards too - I know I got some fabulous new ideas to use.

The hard part as always is narrowing down all these amazing creations to just one winner - but thankfully the decision is not mine alone and this week the MDUC DT would like to congratulate.......

Hanne A {50}

A well deserved winner I'm sure you'll agree. If you want to check out more of Hanne's work you can check out her blog HERE.

And now onto this week's Top 5 - and once again we can't count and have ended up with a Top 6 - but who cares these are ALL winner's in our books. These are linked these cards back to the original entries to make it easier for you guys to go and check them out. Congratulations to our Top 6 (in numerical order).........

Please grab our Top 5 badge from the sidebar and display it proudly on your blog to let everyone know how fabulous we think your work is! And thanx to EVERYONE who entered - your work was truly gorgeous!

Don't forget to pop back tomorrow morning and check out our new challenge - I'm sure you'll be inspired by our DT to head into your craft rooms and ink up your Magnolia stamps.